Nevadans?

[aubreynoramarie]

Update on Mommy and babies anyone???
Well they're almost as big as Dolly already! I believe Gregory peck is the father of all three and silkies/showgirls are the mothers. They're gonna be pretty cute I think!
The rooster has some really cool gold, white, and black barring and I can't wait to see how he looks as a big boy!

Mark named him Steve!

And this is Telulah, she's a dainty pretty girl!

And Daisy... Barred girl with beehive hair

Man! BYC made it so you can upload pics straight from your phone and its so easy! LOVE IT!!!

Sure cant wait for it to warm up a little this weekend so these little stinkers can go outside!!!

 

[Peep_Show]

Aubrey....

Waaaaay cute!

 

[TeaFaery]

Hi there! I just moved to Fernley Nevada. I am still feeling out the laws and rules especially in a rental. There's a lady who has a coop and chickens with run for sale but since I don't know yet whether I'm allowed to have them I haven't jumped on them yet I'm newly married and really new to the state. Good to meet you all! ~~Jenn

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Welcome, Jenn...

Just go for it!!! I'm pretty sure Fernley has no laws against it as long as you're not in an HOA. It is a different county from Reno though, but I'm almost 100% on that one

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Hi, Jenn!

I say go for it as well! If you have any questions about what to do, just come on here and ask!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Sorry I haven't been on much. I've been trying to tie up loose ends around here, wrapping up some projects so I can have a month or so of a break before it's time to start seedlings. (Baby chicks? I'm still thinking about that. It's not nearly as appealing this year.)

So how is everyone surviving the cold? Brrr!

We've needed to replace the pop door on the coop for over a week, but things kept happening that took our attention. So we nailed a piece of plywood to the open pop door, and allowed the chickens in/out the large door during the day. When the temp dropped again, I couldn't let that much heat escape, so we replaced the door yesterday morning. I had a dark quilt draped over the main door of the coop to reduce drafts and heat loss while the chickens used it, and after the new door got replaced I shut the main door and left the quilt on to attract more heat and insulate it. At night I pulled the quilt off so I could use it to cover the rabbit cages, and there were HUGE chunks of ice where the air had escaped through the ventilation areas of the coop and trapped on the quilt. It really made me think about the admonition to keep the coop well ventilated. That blanket was only there for a few hours, and it was heavy with ice.

Anyway, we've been covering the rabbits at night. During the day, I circulate 3 rabbit bottles per coop: one to drink, two to thaw. In the morning I give them a new bottle, then go out an hour later to change it again. I keep a gallon jug by the sink, to remind me to fill the chicken water anytime I wander past. I have a fount heater, but the ducks can splash out a 2-gallon waterer in such a short time. So I have one dog dish out there that I fill, then pour the rest in the fount... about 5 to 6 times a day. And we're careful where else we put water, because I don't want to thaw out another duck. Yard cleanup has been easy, though... a dog drops me a present and it freezes immediately for easy pickup.

In the house, we have the thermostat down to 55 and space heaters/blankets everywhere. We wake up cold and rush into that hot shower and warm clothes. I have the thermostat at the lowest possible point, especially considering this old house has a full metal frame and anything within a foot of the walls is COLD! I had to move my massage lotion because I keep it on a wall shelf, and it wasn't warming up in my hands before I needed it for a client. When my landlady texted me regarding the house heat and making sure the pipes don't freeze, I let her know what our last fuel fill cost us. She freaked out. She admitted that she had never paid for heat in this house, because her brother owns the fuel company and she just got her fills. So I have her sympathy on this... as long as I'm not replacing busted pipes!

But we haven't lost anyone yet, and don't even think we've had frostbit combs. Anyone else?

 

[NevadaRon]

Hi there! I just moved to Fernley Nevada. I am still feeling out the laws and rules especially in a rental. There's a lady who has a coop and chickens with run for sale but since I don't know yet whether I'm allowed to have them I haven't jumped on them yet I'm newly married and really new to the state. Good to meet you all! ~~Jenn

Hi Jenn! We have several folks on here from Fernley. That's in Lyon County which is also where I happen to live and I can tell you there are very few, if any, restrictions here. The only things you have to worry about are your landlord and/or any HOA restrictions.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Hi Jenn, I'm a little farther east of you in Fallon!

I have had temps here much colder than what you guys are experiencing in Reno. I'm kind of surprised by that as you live at the base of the Sierra Nevada range. We had -9* night before last and yes, I'm having issues with frostbite on combs/wattles! Not happy at all!

 

[NevadaRon]

My waterers have heated bases, and I have a 250w heat lamp in my coop, so I haven't seen any issues related to cold, other than about 1/3rd of the eggs I've been getting have been frozen.

I think Fallon (and points east) have been colder because, if you look at the jet stream, we are right on the edge while further east you would definitely be in the region where cold air is coming down from Canada Lacey.

 

[eggxelent]

Nothing new, setting up a brooder out of a cardboard box. Like my new Avie?